AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
TO THE MOUNTAINS WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE
PLAINS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO. ANY ACCUMULATION OVER THE PLAINS
WILL BE UNDER AN INCH. IN THE MOUNTAINS AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1
TO 4 INCHES. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT
BUT END OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS BY MIDNIGHT.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OFF AND ON ACROSS THE HIGH COUNTRY OF
NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A SERIES OF FAST
MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL
GENERALLY BE LIGHT...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION
POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHER WEST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES WITH EACH
PASSING WEATHER DISTURBANCE. LOWER ELEVATIONS...ON THE OTHER
HAND...MAY ONLY SEE A FEW LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS DURING
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. DRIER AND
WARMER CONDITIONS WILL THEN RETURN TO THE OUTLOOK AREA ON MONDAY
AND TUESDAY UNDER A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE...ONLY TO SEE ANOTHER
CHANCE FOR SNOW IN THE HIGH COUNTRY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN
SHOWERS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS BY MIDWEEK.

Day-to-Day Outlook:

Friday:A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming east northeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night:A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday:A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night:A slight chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday:Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

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